View Poll Results: Which bumper do you like best.
V
35
26.12%
V1
47
35.07%
V2
30
22.39%
none of the above
22
16.42%
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New Trans Am bumper part 2
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So far it's the only one that looks like it could have come from the factory like that, and it flows so well with the rest of the body. I hope your design is what gets put into production as it's hard to improve on the factory TA body and, you sir, have done just that.
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That dip is there because the doors are not flat like an LT1,and without them the light wouldnt reach the road as well, it would be too high of a cut off i think. The only LT1 flush kit requires you to cut into the bumper for this same reason. Not that you couldn't get around that with HIDs or some other options.
Have you owned an LS1? Or ever looked up close? The Headlight doors make a pretty aggressive bend forward, especially towards the end, its just slight enough to not show up much in pics. Only way to do it would be to have the bumper level and molded up close to the headlight door, but you would have to leave enough of a crack so that the front of the headlight could clear it going up and down. I think it would result in the bumper looking like it has a huge gap and it would like like a poor quality product. Unless you were to also make flat doors but thats getting kind of crazy.
I vote V. Plain simple lines, the others are to gaudy and dont flow at all. And please leave those terrible LED strips off.
But IMO to pull off the large openings with no splitter/parking light/brake duct, and make just one large brake duct, you cant have a WS6 hood. Firehawk hood, or other single opening nostril will compliment it. Two hood openings and two bumper openings per side (stock) look good. Two hood openings and one bumper opening per side IMO looks unbalanced and they contrast too much to give the car an overall uniform feel. I also think you would have to make the side vents into a single opening. Its kind of a theme lol.
Could you make version V but have carbon fiber inserts that flare out past the lip a little, like its reaching out the grab the air kind of? Or just printable plastic?
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i also did chops without the fog lights, and without the separated 'nostrils' (kinda new camaro style). Idk if you saw these, or if you care at all, but ill toss em up:
fwiw i also wanted it to have a splitter. also notice shaved signals and joined fender vent (c5 style)
fwiw i also wanted it to have a splitter. also notice shaved signals and joined fender vent (c5 style)
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holes are too big, looks like a supra. i like the horizontal fins as it ties the body line in to the whole side of the car and rear bumper. without it it doesnt flow as well, imop. i do like the led's tho
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It seems the polls are close. So after much thought i have decided that i will make any version bumper as long as i have atleast 10 people commited to a particular design. Also i really like trans am jams photoshop of the bumper. If this is something people like as well, this can be an option for sure.